13-letter words containing t, w, o, n, e
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- wanted notice — a public announcement by the police that they want to question someone in connection with a crime that has been committed
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
- water boatman — any of numerous aquatic insects of the family Corixidae, having paddlelike hind legs.
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- waterboarding — a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning.
- waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
- watering hole — a bar, nightclub, or other social gathering place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
- watering spot — watering hole
- waterproofing — Chiefly British. a raincoat or other outer coat impervious to water.
- waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- wave equation — Mathematics, Physics. any differential equation that describes the propagation of waves or other disturbances in a medium.
- wave function — a solution of a wave equation.
- weapon system — a weapon and the components necessary to its proper function, such as targeting and guidance devices
- weaponization — Standard spelling of from=American spelling.
- weather joint — a mortar joint having a downward and outward slope.
- weather-bound — delayed or shut in by bad weather.
- weatherperson — a meteorologist or weathercaster.
- welding torch — tool used to fuse metals
- well-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- wellingtonias — Plural form of wellingtonia.
- west by north — a point on the compass 11°15prime; north of west. Abbreviation: WbN.
- west new york — a town in NE New Jersey, across the Hudson from New York City.
- west norriton — a town in SE Pennsylvania.
- west paterson — a town in NE New Jersey.
- western ocean — the North Atlantic Ocean.
- western samoa — an independent country comprising the W part of Samoa: formerly a trust territory of New Zealand. 1133 sq. mi. (2935 sq. km). Capital: Apia.
- whether or no — under any circumstances
- white stilton — a rich white cheese made from whole milk, very strong in flavour
- wilcoxon test — a statistical test for the relative size of the scores of the same or matched subjects under two experimental conditions by comparing the distributions for positive and negative differences of the ranks of their absolute values
- wine-bottling — the process of transferring wine from a large container to individual bottles
- winston-salem — a city in N North Carolina.
- winter savory — See under savory2 .
- winter sports — Winter sports are sports that take place on ice or snow, for example skating and skiing.
- winterisation — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of winterization.
- winterization — The process in which solid fats are removed from liquid edible oils by cooling, which allows such oils to be stored in a refrigerator.
- with bells on — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- within reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- wolverhampton — a city in West Midlands, in W England.
- woman teacher — a female schoolteacher
- won't be long — If you say that someone won't be long, you mean that you think they will arrive or be back soon. If you say that it won't be long before something happens, you mean that you think it will happen soon.
- wonder-struck — struck or affected with wonder.
- wooden tongue — actinobacillosis.
- wool merchant — a dealer in wool
- woolgathering — indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.
- working asset — invested capital that is comparatively liquid.
- working title — name or heading of sth while in progress
- worthlessness — The quality of lacking worth, of being valueless, useless or devoid of benefit.